Life in 2001: Archive pictures and the biggest stories in Kent 25 years ago

KentOnline - Sep 19, 2026

We look back at life in Kent 25 years ago, reflecting on some of the biggest stories and much-loved memories from 2001.

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OLIVER HOLT: My mum played Emily Bishop in Coronation Street for 56 years. It's only after I cleared out the family home and found all the scripts she'd hoarded that I discovered just how adored she still is
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The red-brick cottage where my mum and dad grew old stands alone in fields at the point where the Cheshire Plain thinks about rising towards the Peak District.
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Twenty women had mastectomies they didn't need while being treated for breast cancer and hundreds suffered harm, NHS trust admits
Twenty women had mastectomies they didn't need while being treated for breast cancer and hundreds suffered harm, NHS trust admits
Patients have described the shock they felt when they were told the removal of their breast could have been avoided, leaving them with both psychological and physical pain.
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Desperate search for swimmer, 63, killed in horror shark attack at Sorrento Beach enters second day as weather hampers crews
Desperate search for swimmer, 63, killed in horror shark attack at Sorrento Beach enters second day as weather hampers crews
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Bus driver is 'attacked and thrown out of his vehicle' before 'robber' smashes into multiple cars while driving on the wrong side of the road
Bus driver is 'attacked and thrown out of his vehicle' before 'robber' smashes into multiple cars while driving on the wrong side of the road
West Mercia Police said a man, in his 20s, has been arrested on suspicion of robbery and dangerous driving over the 'alarming incident' in Telford on Friday.
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Parents launch astonishing new attack on surrogate who refused their request to abort baby over heart defect and who now wants custody of him
Parents launch astonishing new attack on surrogate who refused their request to abort baby over heart defect and who now wants custody of him
Baby Rumi's parents have launched a blistering attack on surrogate McKenna West, accusing her of 'fabricating' an emergency as their custody battle reaches the Supreme Court.
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Seven Ivy League fraternity brothers accused of drugging and gang-raping student for four hours: Read sick messages sent to 'summon' group upstairs... and during attack
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Elderly man beaten to death after female Walmart worker, 17, set her PARENTS on him on being asked to apologize for almost striking his wife with cart
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Bert Atienza, 77, died after he was assaulted inside the store. Erika Mitchell, 42, and Travis White, 44, have been charged in relation to his death.
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Marks and Spencer has launched its most 'out there' Christmas tree yet - at £15 it's in demand
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Newlywed Kathleen Folbigg reveals she ended 18-month prison romance with female inmate after finding out about her horrific crimes
Newlywed Kathleen Folbigg reveals she ended 18-month prison romance with female inmate after finding out about her horrific crimes
Ms Folbigg spent 20 years behind bars over the deaths of her four children before being released in June 2023 with a pardon.
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Cost of housing migrants in taxpayer-funded hotels rises to £200 a night despite Labour vowing to shut them down
Cost of housing migrants in taxpayer-funded hotels rises to £200 a night despite Labour vowing to shut them down
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Student, 13, stabs his teacher, 66, and attempts to 'livestream knife attack' at school in Rome
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The boy was wearing a helmet with his mobile phone attached to it as if it were a GoPro when he attacked 66-year-old Isabella Marsilio, according to local media.
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Church of England removes tapestry which commemorates Hamas terrorists killed in Gaza
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